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intheflow

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5. I buy books for a library.
Mon Apr 14, 2014, 12:20 AM
Apr 2014

If I can't find a book, out of print or rare or whatever, I put it on my wish list. About half the time a copy will pop up in a few weeks. Totally creepy but we think maybe booksellers have access to wish lists in a generic way so they don't have to list everything in their stock at all times, but can browse the list and see someone want that turkey of an item that's been gather dust on their shelves for decades. I have no idea if that's how it really works, but at least it's a rational explanation so it doesn't feel entirely invasive.

Maybe?

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